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Snoop Dogg was born on October 20th, 1971 in Long Beach, California, United States of America.

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Snoop Dogg is not this famous rapper's real name. His birth name was Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr.

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Snoop Dogg is a famous American entrepreneur. He is a successful rapper, singer songwriter and actor.

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Snoop Dogg was nicknamed Snoopy when he was a child by his parents and it is from this nickname that the stage name we now know him by actually derived. He is also known as Snoop Doggy Dogg and Snoop Lion.

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Snoop Dogg's success in the music world really took off in 1983 when he released his first album which debuted at number one. It was so successful that nearly 1 million album copies sold following the first week of its release.

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Snoop Dogg became a member of a gang when he was a teenager. He kept getting into trouble with the law and consequently ended up going to prison.

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Snoop Dogg was discovered by Dr. Dre; a producer in the music business. Dr. Dre asked him to audition after hearing a mixtape from 'Hold On' by En Vogue.

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Before his music career took off, Snoop Dogg formed a group known as 213 which was the area code for Long Beach where he was from. The members of 213 were Natt Dogg, Lil' ˝ Dead and Warren G.

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Snoop Dogg is the second youngest of three children. His father is called Vernall Varnado and he was also a singer, and his mother is Beverly Broadus.

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Snoop Dogg was named after his step father who is called Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Sr.

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Snoop Dogg attended a public high school in California called Long Beach Polytechnic High School. His musical talents became clear when he was very young. In 6th grade, he began rapping.

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Snoop Dogg changed his stage name to Snoop Lion in July 2012. He said he did this as a priest in Jamaica had rechristened him by his new name.

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Snoop Dogg has appeared in television programs including Dogg After Dar which is a variety show, Snoop Dogg's Father Hood which is a reality show and Dogg Fizzle Televizzle which is a comedy based television show.

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Snoop Dogg is married to Shante Taylor. They were childhood sweethearts and married in 1997. They have two sons and one daughter together. Their names are Cordé, Cordell and Cori.

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Snoop Dogg enjoys sport, he is a football coach and he is a fan of the Los Angeles Dogers, Los Angeles Lakers and USC Trojans.

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